Getting Taken to the Cleaners

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  • @SuzyDamari21
    @SuzyDamari21 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +139

    I've never seen a more confused plaintiff.

    • @kimr2025
      @kimr2025 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Surprised he was able to submit a small claim case or even find his shoes...he's beyond lost

    • @c.t.1413
      @c.t.1413 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed

  • @LoveChild71
    @LoveChild71 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +170

    I didn't sell him my business. I just took all his money and told him to do my laundry.😂

    • @adventuresconjuan
      @adventuresconjuan 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That’s a good deal actually… free wash while the guy gets the business…

    • @BREEZYM6015
      @BREEZYM6015 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds legit to me. 😂

    • @thereichscollector
      @thereichscollector 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Extra starch! 🎉

    • @kellychiles27
      @kellychiles27 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂

    • @madmemadhouseme4885
      @madmemadhouseme4885 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🤣

  • @markbrandon7359
    @markbrandon7359 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +109

    I've heard it a million times but for some reason I busted up laughing this time "the Judge didn't let me talk"

    • @Quartzquiz333
      @Quartzquiz333 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      I usually yell back at the T.V. " The judge didn't need to let you talk. The evidence spoke for itself!"

    • @ashleybankscoaching
      @ashleybankscoaching 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Literally a million times 😂 they think they would've talked JM into their story

    • @christibarrick1768
      @christibarrick1768 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      And half the time they did talk but they had other stuff they didn’t get to say 🙄

    • @glenncurley680
      @glenncurley680 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      JM has a team of researchers that brief her before the case takes place.
      When push comes to shove, nobody knows more about the case than her.

    • @juliecranford534
      @juliecranford534 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@glenncurley680Yes! She knows the ins and outs of those cases and the applicable laws before she ever steps out there!

  • @enumaofuru
    @enumaofuru 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +57

    It's a miracle the plaintiff lasted even one year in business.

    • @marleonetti7
      @marleonetti7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      he lived off that 25 k business credit card instead of making a profit with the business and he looks like he smokes crack .

    • @perfectlyimperfect9129
      @perfectlyimperfect9129 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Why because he's not fat ? ​@@marleonetti7

    • @marleonetti7
      @marleonetti7 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@perfectlyimperfect9129 he is not just not fat , he is skinny for a middle aged man and his face looks like he hardly ever sleeps and addicts hardly ever sleep and he got a business loan for a business where he did not even pay the rent and then tried to sell the business including the rent that he never paid , thats called a scam and judge mathis would have told him he smoked that 25 k away .

  • @GeeBee909
    @GeeBee909 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +51

    This is the case of "I just got taken to the cleaners"🤣🤣🤣

    • @BREEZYM6015
      @BREEZYM6015 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The plaintiff got cleaned out. 😂

    • @thorfinn2015
      @thorfinn2015 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Clean her... He hardly new her!

    • @janicester
      @janicester 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The plaintiff was airing his dirty laundry for all to see. 😁😁😁

  • @loveandhappiness304
    @loveandhappiness304 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    The look on the plaintiff face😳. Washed out...😂

  • @AmranWarsame
    @AmranWarsame 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +22

    Omg here we go again with that line she did not let me talk when I needed to talk 😂😂😂

    • @cynthiacler9284
      @cynthiacler9284 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just as bad as the loser saying....
      It Is What It Is they always say that to Doug on the way out.😅

  • @KalEmberTTV
    @KalEmberTTV 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    literally the loser on almost every single one of these episodes: 'ShE DidN't eVEn gIvE mE A ChaNcE tO TaLk' 'I dIDn'T GeT EnoUgH tImE'

    • @18missmm
      @18missmm 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The way you wrote it perfectly matches how it sounds in my head!!🤣🤣🤣

  • @mymobilebuddy4392
    @mymobilebuddy4392 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +53

    The plaintiff is crazy. He is a horrible businessman. You can't expect someone else to pay your prior bills.

    • @MichaelJones-yx4zv
      @MichaelJones-yx4zv 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Actually you can if you put it in the agreement... But you can't just make it up afterwards

    • @yung1717
      @yung1717 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MichaelJones-yx4zvright i can’t believe expected him out of nowhere to pay his debts

    • @minhduong1484
      @minhduong1484 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Generally the plaintiff is correct in that when a company is bought by another entity; the new owner inherits all the assets and liabilities of the company. However, that is true generally. In this case, the very detailed purchase agreement listed all the assets and debts to be transferred. Since the credit card debt is not listed individually that is not considered part of the transfer. The new owner in this case even had a promissory note where he had to take care of all the back rent of the previous owner so there was evidence of detailed transfer. The plaintiff should have listed this debt in the purchase agreement and cannot just add it after the fact.

  • @magicworld3242
    @magicworld3242 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The plaintiff is so crooked 😂

  • @leofredette19
    @leofredette19 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The plaintiff either wrote a horrible contract, or he was hiding that $ 25K in debt, to sell the business.

  • @heribertomoreno6202
    @heribertomoreno6202 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Definitely has some unresolved issues that need special attention. Bellview hospital be on the lookout

  • @mymonkey10
    @mymonkey10 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    That Plaintiff wants to walk away scot free from the debts he owed... did he pay ANYTHING while he owned the business??? And the icing on the cake was for him to do his personal laundry for free... he's got some gaul if he goes in to do a load after this!!! What a douche!!!

  • @projectionv.accountability1010
    @projectionv.accountability1010 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    We have to live in a world with people like that plaintiff who thinks he's completely normal and in the right. Yikes.

  • @EnigmaShauna
    @EnigmaShauna 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    The defendant hardly had to say a word.

    • @trekgirl65
      @trekgirl65 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Due to the plaintiff did all the lip smacking and was confused.

  • @calikat8654
    @calikat8654 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    He took out 25K to pay HIS back rent during the times that HE was renting the space. Who does this guy think he is?

  • @kendrafay8198
    @kendrafay8198 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    He looks confused telling his own story 😂😂

  • @IrishEyes1024
    @IrishEyes1024 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's no wonder why the plaintiff couldn't run his business, he's clueless. 😮

  • @wakeup-y3t
    @wakeup-y3t 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    and u can see how his business went under

  • @Radiante3
    @Radiante3 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Aaaaaand now we know why his business wasn’t successful. Hope he is ok.

  • @ls253
    @ls253 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I wouldn't trust the plaintiff to dry his own hair, let alone clothes!! Jesus, how is he that thick??

    • @MrsMeeker0328
      @MrsMeeker0328 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Poor baby's cornbread ain't quite done in the middle 😅😂

  • @jingregory4085
    @jingregory4085 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He really looked shocked 😮😂

  • @g4money
    @g4money 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Plaintiff “I’m not court savvy” 😂 It helps to make sense.

  • @stratfordbaby
    @stratfordbaby 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    JMM got pissed at the end and had enough. It was too much.

  • @Quartzquiz333
    @Quartzquiz333 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    I wish I could show this case every time somebody SWEARS Judge Milian always rules for Hispanic litigants...The contract was key and the plaintiff didn't have a leg to stand on.

    • @bhornannawindeedeigh5007
      @bhornannawindeedeigh5007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      We can say, "Remember the befuddled Hispanic Laundomat guy, Adrian?" 🤣😂

    • @MrsMeeker0328
      @MrsMeeker0328 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@bhornannawindeedeigh5007 YES 😂

    • @bhornannawindeedeigh5007
      @bhornannawindeedeigh5007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@MrsMeeker0328 🙌🏾😂

    • @thenatural5268
      @thenatural5268 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You realize they were both Hispanic, right?

    • @thenatural5268
      @thenatural5268 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      They were both Hispanic, did you think because he was lighter he wasn’t Hispanic? 👀

  • @sammiejopeters8848
    @sammiejopeters8848 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    My dad used to say “everyday above ground is a good day”. RIP Dad

  • @maryserrato1024
    @maryserrato1024 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Love people's court ❤

  • @antdogg5041
    @antdogg5041 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What’s scary is this guy is not going to stop here! It’s amazing he was able to own a business, however seeing how he lost the business not paying his bills.

  • @Godlover614
    @Godlover614 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Plaintiff is talking in circles, trying to avoid answering the judge's questions.

  • @OG.MermaidMama
    @OG.MermaidMama 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Laundry mats have a 99% success rate. If you are that 1%, you shouldn't ever own a business!

  • @bhornannawindeedeigh5007
    @bhornannawindeedeigh5007 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The plaintiff is Nuts. PERIOD.

  • @KirkViera
    @KirkViera 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Apparently he doesn’t understand that you can’t appeal small claims and binding arbitration decisions. Yes dude, it is over for you.

    • @slmel7
      @slmel7 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Actually, you can. If the ruling was obviously wrong and against the law, you can absolutely appeal the rulings on this show. Seeing how most of her rulings are based on her feelings, there are lots of past litigants that can appeal her decision. For example, if the law says you are responsible if your dog bites someone, and this "judge" rules that they aren't responsible, the person who got bit can appeal her decision because it blatantly ignored the law. Unfortunately, most people are too lazy and stupid to bother researching that fact and just take the shows word for it that it's final. There are several people that were on this show that could have appealed her rulings and won!

  • @Navani456
    @Navani456 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That defendent really knows his stuff haha actual true businessman, all facts, knows his numbers..

  • @johnsradios484
    @johnsradios484 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy is amazing!

  • @Wolfnap313
    @Wolfnap313 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I understand what the plaintiff is saying. He opened the card in the name of the business and took out $25k for his pocket. When he sold the business everything went with it including the business credit card. What’s so hard about that.

    • @kaykepop4084
      @kaykepop4084 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I understood that, too, but he did not include the payment of the credit card in the closing contract of the business, and he did not include the payment in the promissory note he agreed to with the new owner. Because of that, the new owner is not responsible for paying it. I understood what he was saying right off. He just dug himself into a really deep financial hole by not reading over the agreements fully before finalizing everything.

  • @Julie-sl8ul
    @Julie-sl8ul 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He expects the defendant to 1. PAY off his bills. 2. Not ACTUALLY own the business... WTH 😮

  • @thefonzkiss
    @thefonzkiss 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Interesting way to button a jacket.

  • @Germinate16
    @Germinate16 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The plaintiff should never be allowed to run a business again.

  • @thorfinn2015
    @thorfinn2015 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the case if clean her... He hardly new her!😂😂😂

  • @MikeMaybe-u5q
    @MikeMaybe-u5q 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    He paid 100k and sold it for 5k plus about 16k 😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Orcl1100
    @Orcl1100 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If a person has trouble falling asleep. The plaintiff can help you!

  • @stratfordbaby
    @stratfordbaby 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The Defendant CANNOT take over someone else's debt. That would be ENTIRELY at the DISCRETION of the CREDITOR, in this case AMEX. It would never happen. AMEX would be happy to just keep everything as it is. Plaintiff was VERY LUCKY to get Dexter Financial to agree to let the Defendant take over the payments on the laundry machine payments... VERY VERY LUCKY, probably because the other guy has better credit.

  • @sarahpainter52
    @sarahpainter52 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    😂😂😂😂 the judge didn’t let him talk. Ha that’s a laugh. He did most of the talking.

  • @uaintseememaaan8901
    @uaintseememaaan8901 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Everytime they lose “Well...the judge didn’t let me talk..”

  • @mclaybry
    @mclaybry 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm shocked the Plaintiff's business folded with so much debt- this man clearly has no idea how to run a business.

  • @popeye82
    @popeye82 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy is the king of not getting to the point

  • @judithgeiger6992
    @judithgeiger6992 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    No surprise the plaintiff's store went south. He doesn't have any business sense.

  • @franklesser5655
    @franklesser5655 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I think what the plaintiff was trying to say was that the payments should have been made for a lot of stuff and that he should get a lot of money from the defendant.

    • @MaxPaxton
      @MaxPaxton 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      If that's what he was TRYING to say, well then, he FAILED.

  • @janicester
    @janicester 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The defendant reminds me of the guys in the old black-and-white movies my dad was always watching. I called them his "Johnny" movies. Johnny Johnny...don't leave me Johnny...I love ya Johnny. Johnny replies...Ya love me do ya...well sweetheart I ain't no fool and ain't no broad gonna cheat on me and get away with it! 😂😂😂

  • @barbaraness4507
    @barbaraness4507 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was pretty nervy of the plaintiff to expect someone else pay of his credit card.
    Unfortunately the plaintiff says it’s not over with, and that probably means he’s going to take him to court again.

  • @Vegasbaby115
    @Vegasbaby115 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did the plaintiff manage to live this long. Jesus

  • @jesnrbrt4evr11
    @jesnrbrt4evr11 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If I were the plaintiff I would have just kept the business, the defendant himself said that a laundromat would cost around $500,000 so I don't think it's a very far-fetched idea that the deal actually was for the defendant to pay all of the back rent plus the interest on the credit card and an additional 5k, the contract that the judge read specifically said all business expenses, anytime you're doing business with a property that's worth that much I would have hired a lawyer to draw up all the paperwork and deal with the agreements for protection.

  • @lindaalvarez8855
    @lindaalvarez8855 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I don't trust the Plaintiff. He was such a cheap scammer! I'm so glad the Defendant won, big time 😊😂👌👍!

  • @mikesteele05
    @mikesteele05 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I can’t imagine how that business failed.

  • @elizabethcosme2831
    @elizabethcosme2831 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The plaintiff is smoking something 😂

  • @zoeg7985
    @zoeg7985 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think the plaintiff was trying to say he sold the business assets and liabilities and the credit card was a business liability? He really needed an attorney at the closing of the deal. The guy paid 20k for what typically would be a 500k investment? Just pay the guy his 2k smh

  • @cyburt_d
    @cyburt_d 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Pausing the video at 0:50, I see the defendant is accused of “refusinfg to pay”. 😂

  • @5mooveGio
    @5mooveGio 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That plaintiff pisses me off

  • @2gamerkids88
    @2gamerkids88 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He mismanaged his funds. He sold the business for little to nothing

  • @debbiegarland8880
    @debbiegarland8880 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    OMG PLAINTIFF IS INSANE !!!!!!!!!

  • @debrastone2198
    @debrastone2198 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Why does it seem like every losing litagant always make the complaint that the Judge never let's them talk/say all they feel they need to say? I hope they get a chance to go back & listen to the video of themselves!!!

  • @mercadeze
    @mercadeze 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Is the plaintiff on drugs? Selling a business for 5K

  • @Tokoywz42
    @Tokoywz42 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dammit boy the plaintiff got washed by JM😂😂

  • @crystalshaw8744
    @crystalshaw8744 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I feel like I'm getting the business...giggle

  • @ninosimone
    @ninosimone 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did the plaintiff became a businessman 😳
    He seems clueless

  • @user-qz4cn5nz6o
    @user-qz4cn5nz6o 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I have a strong feeling that mr. salsa was drunk. He was reading off the contract and hoped and prayed that those words will suddenly have a different meaning for the judge.
    That was him just doing a shot in a dark thingy.

  • @jasminecarroll9788
    @jasminecarroll9788 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This guy really tried to pull a fast one. He thought he could sell his business and sell all the attached DEBTS. No one in their right mind would buy a business for $5k with $27k attached debt. That doesn't make any sense. No wonder he went out of business.

  • @haroldjamesrealestateagent1401
    @haroldjamesrealestateagent1401 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He sold his business SUBJECT TO the arrears. Not many people know this strategy, but you better cross your Ts and dot your Is

  • @links89a
    @links89a 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like that, every day above ground is a good day!!

  • @keithkemp3008
    @keithkemp3008 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The plaintiff is a really bad business man and that's why he is selling his business !!!

  • @MaxDalessio
    @MaxDalessio 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dry cleaners lead such exciting lives

  • @DarkHeartsKing
    @DarkHeartsKing 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just a common thief….plain and simple

  • @arianefr78
    @arianefr78 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The defendant paid more than just the $5000, he paid off all the plaintiff's debts and then the plaintiff thinks the defendant will pay off the interest on his $25k debt for life, why doesn't he pay his own interest? He's lucky this guy swooped in at the last minute, otherwise he would be still liable for everything and wouldn't have $5000 in his pocket. He's just ungrateful...

  • @birdie2010
    @birdie2010 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The plaintiff is a sore loser imo by threatening it’s not over yet.. if he signed a contract he can’t sue again

  • @MediaBuster
    @MediaBuster 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    UPDATE: Plaintiff is still trying to find his way out of the courtroom...

  • @runningawayvagabond5876
    @runningawayvagabond5876 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the tale of two cities, I mean, the tale of two business people.
    One of them see's the business as a money pit and is drowning in debt and the other see's it as a great deal in a good location.
    Funny how the scattered flaky person in debt up to his eyeballs is the one who see's it as a money pit. If the defendant agree'd to the whole credit card debt why is he only suing for the interest on said debt? Seems like a desperate move to get some cash to keep the creditor's at bay.

  • @thereichscollector
    @thereichscollector 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does he still get free laundry????? 😅

  • @tuxedonix2884
    @tuxedonix2884 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Your agreement is so confusing you can't even explain it!!!!! Why can't these people pay a lawyer a small percentage of the cost of doing business to save a lot of headaches in the end.

  • @JB-yt9im
    @JB-yt9im 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is so painful to listen to

  • @82windows82
    @82windows82 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Guilty of making making zero sense!

  • @trekgirl65
    @trekgirl65 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    He thought the agreement was defendant pays the bills he still owed to the LL and he would get free laundry service for life. Not the way the real world works, confused dude.

  • @kristineo2926
    @kristineo2926 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The P looks sick and exhausted... he looks really really ill...

  • @rn6710
    @rn6710 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This plaintiff is VERY smeaky.

  • @3vrodriguez
    @3vrodriguez 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How did this man manage a business?! 🤔

    • @sunnyscott4876
      @sunnyscott4876 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Obviously, he didn't?

  • @MaureenKerr-n9v
    @MaureenKerr-n9v 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Huh on that deal and testimony?

  • @rmwhite9425
    @rmwhite9425 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What!😮

  • @MikeNelli-uq2wl
    @MikeNelli-uq2wl 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    RIDICULOUS

  • @calvinjohnson2179
    @calvinjohnson2179 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A straight cheat.😮

  • @ariyoung6725
    @ariyoung6725 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It sounds like the plaintiff is bad with money and is dumb because why would someone pay your debt that you got yourself into and still have to pay the rent . I feel like this guy has a gambling or drug problem that’s the only way he makes any sense

  • @estherjeudy23
    @estherjeudy23 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    before the verdict plaintiff is dumb who does that

  • @Eros4tw
    @Eros4tw 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Its not over, its just the beginning!" - actuailly, it is over. You lost. And by coming on this show you agreed to abide by whatever this Judge rules, without appeal. So....bye!

  • @they-live1
    @they-live1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Plaintiff is a lazy scam artist

  • @stratfordbaby
    @stratfordbaby 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The gay guy is always in that pink shirt. Needs to buy more clothes.

  • @Sjinyoface11
    @Sjinyoface11 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    SSSHHHHHAAAADDDDYYYYY

  • @Rayebae738
    @Rayebae738 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    😂

  • @16MedicRN
    @16MedicRN 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    First?

    • @yoyolo8465
      @yoyolo8465 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      You are! 😊

    • @16MedicRN
      @16MedicRN 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@yoyolo8465 yay! Never happens! 💞 🎊 💖

  • @adrianknight1406
    @adrianknight1406 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This business transaction for the plaintiff's business seemed off from the very beginning. Folks enter into these business arrangements but have no idea what they're doing.

    • @markbrandon7359
      @markbrandon7359 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      The white guy who drew up the contract had his ducks in a row he barely had to plead his case the brown guy was full of BS

    • @adwallace021938
      @adwallace021938 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Exactly!

    • @Tony_417
      @Tony_417 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@markbrandon7359 well said my friend. Good luck convincing AdrianMalcomX clown of that

    • @simonc2532
      @simonc2532 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I can guarantee that line of credit was taken out by the plaintiff to stave off eviction and secure a sale for whatever he could for the business that had gone broke.
      Without that the defendant really only had to let the landlord end the lease and the business would have folded. He would have picked it up pretty much for free. The defendant really only avoided any competition for the location by paying out all the outgoings and handing over 5k goodwill.
      The plaintiff out manoeuvred himself in the end